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[holytoastr]

The number of mosquito bites on my legs and arms are...staggering. I can count 17 right now, just the ones that itch. I may go insane.

Mosquitos must see me as some sort of gourmet meal. I bet they tell all their mosquito friends around that I'm the best tasting thing in the area. That would explain why they all hang out at my back door, rather than the creek where they belong.

I never got this chewed up in New Orleans. The last time I had bites like this, I was still in high school. I used to have bites all up and down my leg, which I'd scratch until they started to bleed. And I couldn't hide the scabs because we had to wear skirts to school.

So my question now is how did these bugs get me when I wear pants every day? Are they flying up the legs?

I need to go find something to put on these things. I'm going crazy.

Comments

[psychethesane.livejournal.com]

I've seen swarms of mosquitoes bite right through clothes. It is both amazing and scary.

Also, apparently they like you better if you drink beer or eat smelly cheese. I've also heard the same said about bananas.

They also track carbon dioxide - maybe you should think about cutting down on your breathing.

(I swear, I read a yahoo!answers page about mosquitoes just today.)

[holytoastr.livejournal.com]

It must be the breathing then, since I rarely drink, can't have dairy, and hate bananas. :P

Time to practice holding my breath for long lengths of time!

[j-buns.livejournal.com]

yep.. they bite through clothes....

also, black. they'er attracted to dark colors. b/c you get hotter in dark colors and expell more carbon dioxide through our skin... CO2 attracts them

[holytoastr.livejournal.com]

It really surprises me that they bite through clothes cause these are jeans! Those are some strong mosquitos!

[taraisagoddess.livejournal.com]

Southern mosquitos are like, super mosquitos. Great big buggers with creepy faces.

Gross.

Not horribly bad, though! At least these will be okay with some itch creme!

[(Anonymous)]

I have the same problem. Try wearing some perfume, I find that it gives different pheremones off, and offsets my natural pheremones which tells mosquitoes to bite me.

-plopfiles

[skwerlie.livejournal.com]

I think that eating a lot of garlic will keep mosquitos from biting you as much.. or something like that? I've heard that, but I have no idea if it's actually true.

[holytoastr.livejournal.com]

I don't think it's true. I'm a big fan of garlic and it goes into everything I cook. Either that, or the garlic adds just the right amount of flavor to my blood. :P